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sir pball

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7. It's probably dead, Jim

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:53 AM

Apr 2013

Spills on laptop keyboards are usually a kiss of death - the electronics are packed pretty tightly behind there, so any liquid is going to go straight to the tender center.

Your best bet at this point is to completely disassemble the laptop - you can probably find detailed instructions online - and wash the circuit boards (but NOT the hard drive or battery!) with distilled water, then let them air-dry for several days.

Buy refurbished laptops here.

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Help! I spilled coffee on my laptop and now besides having trouble with the keyboard I am having [View all] Maraya1969 Apr 2013 OP

Your hard drive may well be salvagable but the keyboard and electronics are probably fried... hlthe2b Apr 2013 #1

yeh.. that sounds about right to me too. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #4

No expert, but best thing you can do is not power up and work on evaporating the liquids. Old and In the Way Apr 2013 #2

My first thought would be to take a good shop vac madokie Apr 2013 #3

As somebody said above, if this ever happens, DON'T try repeatedly powering up the laptop. Denzil_DC Apr 2013 #5

Any time liquid gets spilled, turn OFF power immediately hobbit709 Apr 2013 #6

It's probably dead, Jim sir pball Apr 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #8

Well now I am curious. What would cause someone to get their post kicked off of this thread! Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #9

1 post troll spammer hobbit709 Nov 2013 #10

Yea that makes sense Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #11